171066 Sat Jul 03 13:08:39 -0700 2004 5 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 917835 I went to Faidley's in Lexington Market for lunch today and ordered the all lump crab cake. I was handed an all lump crab cake on a roll by the cashier and paid for the meal. After I walked over to a table the fountain soda guy started yelling at me from across the room about taking the wrong order. Apparently the crab cakes don't come with bread and I took some other guy's lunch. Now why am I being yelled at because the cashier made a mistake? I'm supposed to know about the bread thing and correct her? (They weren't handing out numbers and I also wasn't advised of my bread/cracker options - either one of which may have prevented the error) I called the manager when I got home and she explained that the crab cakes are served with saltines unless a roll is requested. She was apologetic and said she would speak to the angry soda fountain guy. But she also said that she couldn't guarantee that the service would be any better next time I went there. Apparently she's simply accepted that her employees cannot provide good service and that they may on occasion yell at the customers. Sat Jul 03 13:08:39 -0700 2004 0 PGW 1 917839 Welcome to Bal'imer, hon. Sat Jul 03 18:27:02 -0700 2004 917835 0 flavrmeistr 1 917869 Faidley's is not fine dining. Next time, yell right back, asking where the hell -your- order is! Mon Jul 05 10:56:46 -0700 2004 917835 0 aubzamzam 1 917953 IMHO, Faidley's is nothing to write home about. I think their crab cake are average. The best crab cake, again IMHO, is at the Center Club. All lump that is actually detectable lump, barely held together. And since I'm not a member, it also means someone else is buying! Even better:) Tue Jul 06 14:15:25 -0700 2004 917835 0 Alice 2 918035 I thought the crab cakes at Faidley's were pretty darned good. Admittedly, the place is extremely blue collar, but it would be considered a gem in New Orleans, at least by native New Orleanians. I felt very much at home. But then, I lived in the St. Thomas Housing Project, down by the docks in the Irish Channel. ;^) When in Rome and all that . . . . Truly exceptional oysters on the half shell, too, the freshest I've ever had, and I've had quite a few. But so much of what makes seafood exceptional is the season. Wed Jul 07 00:18:24 -0700 2004 917953 0 Ilaine 3 918093 I guess what I don't like about their crabcakes is that the crab meat is all shredded. Even when I have purchased the "lump" or whatever they call it, "backfin". I just don't like my crabcakes shredded. But to each his own! Wed Jul 07 15:15:56 -0700 2004 918035 0 Alice